Maha Ashtami
Official Nepal Embassy holiday calendars place Maha Ashtami on different Gregorian dates in different years, demonstrating that the date must be resolved from the target-year Nepali/official calendar.
Date and recurrence
Dashain calendar date; Gregorian date varies by year
The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Nepal / Dashain public-holiday calendar. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Nepal: Maha Ashtami, Maha Ashtami
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
- Embassy of Nepal, New Delhi — Public Holidays 2078 B.S. / 2021–22National Embassy Calendar
- Embassy of Nepal, New Delhi — Public Holidays 2079 B.S.National Embassy Calendar
Frequently asked questions
When is Maha Ashtami?
Dashain calendar date; Gregorian date varies by year The stored recurrence guidance is: Resolve Maha Ashtami from the authoritative Nepal government/embassy target-year Dashain calendar; do not carry a prior Gregorian date forward..
Does Maha Ashtami fall on the same date every year?
It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.
Is Maha Ashtami an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Nepal / Dashain public-holiday calendar. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Maha Ashtami?
The stored designation basis is: Official Nepal Embassy holiday calendars place Maha Ashtami on different Gregorian dates in different years, demonstrating that the date must be resolved from the target-year Nepali/official calendar.. Supporting provenance includes Embassy of Nepal, New Delhi — Public Holidays 2078 B.S. / 2021–22. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Maha Ashtami international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to Nepal. Its fuller verified scope is: Nepal / Dashain public-holiday calendar.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.